I love this song. Especially the background vocals ("mm mm mmmm")!! I mean, who does that?!?!?!? And that bassline? I listen to it again and again and again.
We were so blessed and fortunate to come of age with so many gifted and talented artists. Kashif is at the top of the list, but others include Patrice Rushen, Narada Michael Walden, Jam and Lewis, and many more. What a magical time musically! Any time you hear songs like this and you feel something, it's just special. Kashif obviously had a hard life early on, but he turned it into something incredible, and blessed us with a body of work that will never lose its magic.
KASHIF, whose name means “inventor, discoverer and magic maker” has spent a lifetime doing just that, inventing, discovering and making magic. He is legendary; a producer, songwriter, artist, author, director, photographer, documentarian, and a music icon.
He has produced and/or written chart topping smash hits for Whitney Houston, Kenny G, George Benson, Barry White, Lil’ Kim, Evelyn Champagne King, Will Downing, Dionne Warwick, Janet Jackson, Johnny Kemp, Glenn Jones, Al Jarreau, Da Brat, Me’lisa Morgan and Monica just to name a few.
Born Michael Jones December 26, 1956 in Harlem, New York, Kashif has never known his biological family. “According to my birth certificate, my birth mother was incarcerated when I was four months old. Thats when I went into foster care. All told I experienced eight foster homes between the time I was four months and fifteen years old. My introduction to music came in the form of a $3.00 song flute when I was in the fourth grade.”
Music as it turned would be the only common denominator amidst the uncertainty of moving between the many places he would call home. By age 12 he had mastered several instruments and was playing in some of New York’s finest clubs (The Copacabana & LLoyd Price’s Turntable) and became one of the most sought after musicians on the local band scene.
In 1974 at the age of 17 Kashif was recruited to join world renown funk band B.T. Express, whose credits included the mega hits “Here Comes The Express” and “Do It ‘Til You’re Satisfied”, among others. It was during this time that he changed his name to Kashif Saleem.
Seeking a more challenging musical assignment in 1978 Kashif exited B.T. Express and landed a job as keyboardist for R&B sensation, Stephanie mills. 1979 marked a major milestone for Kashif’s budding career. Granted his first production opportunity by RCA Records to produce Evelyn “Champagne” King, he more than met the challenge by writing and producing “I’m In Love”. The song became an instant mega-hit, revitalized King’s career and branded Kashif as a cutting-edge songwriter/producer
It was his time, and over the next ten years his creativity blossomed. The production offers poured in as he created hit after hit including “So Fine” for Howard Johnson, “Love Come Down”, “Becha She Don’t Love You” and “Back To Love” for Evelyn ‘Champagne’ King among many others.
In 1980 Kashif signed with Arista Records as a solo artist and continued his unrelenting assault on the R&B music charts with hits like “I Just Got To Have You, Lover Turn Me On” and “Stone Love”, “Help Yourself To My Love” and the Grammy-nominated instrumental “The Mood”.
In 1983 his second album, “Send Me Your Love”resulted in two Grammy nominations, “Edgartown Groove”, featuring Al Jarreau, and “Call Me Tonight” along with the hits “Baby Don’t Break Your Baby’s Heart” and “Are You The Woman”.
In 1980 Kashif signed with Arista Records as a solo artist and continued his unrelenting assault on the R&B music charts with hits like “I Just Got To Have You, Lover Turn Me On” and “Stone Love”, “Help Yourself To My Love” and the Grammy-nominated instrumental “The Mood”.
In 1983 his second album, “Send Me Your Love”resulted in two Grammy nominations, “Edgartown Groove”, featuring Al Jarreau, and “Call Me Tonight” along with the hits “Baby Don’t Break Your Baby’s Heart” and “Are You The Woman”.
His 1985 release “Condition of the Heart” also yielded another Grammy nomination with “The Movie Song”. He wrote and produced “Inside Love” for his musical idol, George Benson.
It was during this time that he met and launched the career of then unknown Kenny G. with the electrifying “Hi How Ya Doin” and “Nighttime In Tribeca”
In 1985 at the suggestion of music industry icon, Clive Davis, Kashif teamed up with then- newcomer Whitney Houston. The result was the smash hit “You Give Good Love” which instantly sent her career into the stratosphere. Kashif also produced and was her duet partner on “Thinking About You”, a single track from Whitney’s astounding 17-million selling debut-album.
In 1987 he produced “Love Changes”, a chart topper on which Me’lisa Morgan was his duet partner, that was taken from his best selling album of the same name. Also contained on that album was another duet that yielded yet another international hit, the song, “Reservations For Two”. The artist? The legendary Dionne Warwick.
Between 1987 and 1989 Kashif continued to churn out the hits for Jermaine Jackson, The Stylistics, Melba Moore, George Benson, Stacy Lattisaw and others.
From 1990 until 1993 Kashif took a well deserved break from recording and spent much of his time in Maui, Hawaii, a favorite vacation spot. “ I was exhausted,” says the ultra creative Kashif. “I had spent so many years in the studio cranking out song after song and touring that it was time to take a break so I could rest and enjoy life a bit.” After a year of relaxation Kashif’s creativity started to demand his attention again. He thought that it was time to go back to work.
The prospect of leaving Maui and returning to New York’s famously cold winters was not appealing to Kashif. Always a lover of large bodies of water, in September of 1991 he moved to Pacific Palisades, California, a seaside suburb of Los Angeles but continued his well deserved sabbatical until 1994. “I spent much of my early years in California contemplating what I wanted to do next” says Kashif.
In 1996, with an invitation from the famed UCLA Extension program, Kashif created the critically acclaimed “Contemporary Record Production With Kashif”, one of the most successful courses in UCLA Extension history. He also wrote and self-published the highly acclaimed book “Everything You’d Better Know About The Record Industry.” Considered by many to be the music industry bible. It has sold more than 375,000 units to date!
Year 2000 was another banner year for Kashif as he produced the theme song for the Para- Olympics, wrote and produced “Brooklyn Breezes” for R&B great Will Downing. He also had the distinct pleasure of co-producing along with George Duke the Duke Ellington Tribute CD for The Duke Ellington Foundation. His contributions included songs featuring Nancy Wilson, Kenny Lattimore, Snookie Young and other original members from Ellington’s band.
In September of 2003, Kashif released “Music From My Mind,” a double CD with 15 new songs plus the entire first Kashif LP on Brooklyn Boy Records.
On November 14th, 2004, Kashif was inducted into the R&B Hall of Fame as a “Living Legend”. That year Janet Jackson’s hit “R&B Junkie” utilized a sample of “I’m In Love” written and produced by Kashif.
Growing up in the foster care system has inspired Kashif to lend his time and energy to help find ways to improve the lives of the more than 518,000 young people who are in foster care every day in America. In 2006 he founded Team iCare foundation. He spends much of his time working with child-care agencies around the country helping to improve the system, revamping the message and image of foster care and mentoring young people.
Kashif University Founded in 2006 by Kashif is an arts and academic after-school program located in Inglewood California for youth in foster care and at risk youth. Students between age 8 and 18 learn music, dance, recording, singing, song writing, piano, drums as well as reading, writing, math, science and more.
The goal is to teach children via alternative methods (the arts) how to express themselves and therefore unleash their inner creativity. It is also the goal of Kashif University to assist America’s most vulnerable youth in becoming part of the top ten percentile in American academics.
Kashif University services up to 500 youth per day. Supporting partners include, Casey Family Programs (UPS), Department of Children & Family Services (DCFS), Children’s Trust Fund, the Teague Foundation and many others
On August 4, 2010 Kashif was honored by the County Of Los Angeles for his ongoing work with youth in foster care. Over the past three years he has received over fifteen awards from various agencies included the United States Senate, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaragosa, Supervisior Michael Antonovitch, California Sate Legislator, Majority Speaker Karen Bass and many others.
Undoubtedly, with KASHIF’s career spanning over four decades, with over 70 million records sold worldwide and with the most recommended book on the music business, Kashif continues to be one of the music industry’s most sought after songwriter, producer, and artist. His influence is not only felt and heard in his music, his innovations will benefit the music industry as a whole and will be felt for many generations to come!
Kashif was a great artist/songwriter/producer one of his biggest songs as a songwriter/producer was "Love Come Down" by Evelyn King. Where are you now Kashif ?
Kashif is currently sponsoring a camp for foster kids. From July 12-23, Kashif teams with the Dept. of Children & Family Services to make a difference in lives of hundreds of children in foster care with a groundbreaking music and recording camp. Located at 9550 Crenshaw Blvd. in Inglewood, CA., Kashif University offers classes in music, recording, producing, drums, piano, guitar, singin and more. All of the instructors at Kashif University are working professionals.
@mrsbronze True dat! I used 2 love hearing this on the radio back n my junior year of High School. I used 2 think it was Evelyn Champaign King in there somewhere.
@mrsbronze Their all connected some kinda way,Freddie sung back up for Melba Moore while paul laurence and Kashif have a hand in Melba and Freddie's music,same production company.
Oh man this is sooooo way back in the day. Think I started high school when this came out, lol. I won't make any comparisons between R&B back then and now but Kashif really knew how to kick out the jams.
Kashif is another one of those artists who is still a favorite. The number of hits this song gets is testament to that. He is another one who needs to shake of the rust, put together a live show and do a tour. He needs to show the current generation that is lost on beats and non sensical rambling what real music is.
Deeszzz young so-called artist of today sampling, dubbing all the great artists from the late 70's and 80's don't have a clue as to what good music in like. Being the studio, blood sweat and tears went into many of these grat jamz...
my favorite kashif song and this is why he is one of my favorite producers/songwriters in the 80's next to rod temperton, reggie lucus, marcus, and james mutume just like archie said he revlotionized the keyboard to make it sound more like real music rather than do what everybody else was doing like make noise/samples and using beats thats already programed in the keyboard then putting something on top of it(hall and oats did this) says uzipolo-king of decatur
He has a Greatest Hits cd that came out in the late 90's with this song on it as well as the hit "Changes" which was redone by Jamie Foxx & Mary J Blige on his 1st cd
Kashif now lives in marina del rey, california (beach front suburb community in los angeles) and has written a book on studio/music production. and still works in the music industry in some aspect
this is my jam, he had good music and good beats, i need to go to any used record store to purchase the record or cassette tape...this is memories, my mom used to wore out the 8-track in her black "1970's or 80's" rivera" WOW!!! 8-track in a car...im gettin old : (
Why do we have AKON producing music for '80s stars such as Michael Jackson, Lionel Richie, and Whitney Houston? HE SUCKS, and Kashif is the real deal!
Pannoni you hit the nail on the head. For example, Madonna and Celine Dion use mainsteam producers (William Orbit, et. al) and still sell millions of tunes. I think it is a serious mistake for a veteran artist to use hip-hop producers/ collaborators in an attempt to be hip. Okay, Santana did it for Supernatural, but he is unique, occupying a niche all his own. Plus he had Clive Davis at his back.
Another Great hit By KASHIF he is my boy i lvoe listening to kashif i wish the kids at my school and my group of friends i run with would enjoy the good old skool grooves liek i do and we could have a flashback party and all hit the disoc ahahhaahha
Wanna know what a classic is? It's a song that has you wanting to hear it again and again and again. This came out in the era between funk and new jack swing. The synthesizer work was outstanding and Kashif was on the cutting edge of it with his sound.
i actually have the 2004 albulm but you need to get the book he has about the music industry it is really good you will not want to put it down he was part of the MIGHTY M productions he was one of my favorite producers in the 80's other than james mtum rod temperton eand narada micheal walden...says uzipolo king of decatur
Classic. I love everything about this song, from the instrumentation, to the melody, to the lyrics. One of the first old school tracks I discovered as a kid, and it hardly gets any better than this. Thanks Archie!
This was one of the first songs I heard on KTU when I arrived in New York City from Washington State in '83--It sent CHILLS down my spine--and made me practically howl at the moon--young, alone in the city, my future reflected in every young girl's eyes.....GOD, what a SONG!
just made you wanna dance in the street!(Ok, sometimes I DID...)
I remember when my dad brought this album home from the record store and the smell of the new vinyl album. Memories, memories. 1983 was a great year for R&B and pop music. What times we had!!
one of my favorite producrs of the 80's (next to rod temperton, quincy jones,mtume) this man turned the game around for the soul heads (untilluther vandross came on the scene, then.look out luther hit the grown running) only diference luther kept doing remakes(which got played out by 1989 and people got tired of hearing him sing 'em.)kashif always had originalmaterial.though he sunf some remakes too, though he was better
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Slummone777 1 week ago
simply beautiful!
ImaniJay 3 weeks ago
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Every song that is on the album was A hit
tkeitt43 3 weeks ago
Every song that is on the album was A hit
tkeitt43 3 weeks ago
Every song that is on the album was A hit
tkeitt43 3 weeks ago
This bass line VERY nasty......
58dhart 1 month ago
My name is To Kashif
TheUnderCoverKids100 2 months ago
"Give it to me baby"
Tuuuuuune!
snakehips16 3 months ago
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Love it!!
soulsupremeful 4 months ago
my ankle is sore from tapping my leg...can't get enough hmm will we ever have music like this again....not
Specrotors 4 months ago
I love this song. Especially the background vocals ("mm mm mmmm")!! I mean, who does that?!?!?!? And that bassline? I listen to it again and again and again.
lcowens1980 4 months ago
Masterpiece by the great Kashif!!! this song would move a mountain :)
musiclover3928 4 months ago 2
My jam!
thecrutel 4 months ago
We were so blessed and fortunate to come of age with so many gifted and talented artists. Kashif is at the top of the list, but others include Patrice Rushen, Narada Michael Walden, Jam and Lewis, and many more. What a magical time musically! Any time you hear songs like this and you feel something, it's just special. Kashif obviously had a hard life early on, but he turned it into something incredible, and blessed us with a body of work that will never lose its magic.
bornin1968a 5 months ago 4
@bornin1968a hey! don't forget LA Reid and Babyface now!! :)
musiclover3928 4 months ago
@bornin1968a
You can feel that in his music.
ronin752 1 month ago
wow!
thespoiledbratt1 5 months ago
BACKGROUND VOCALS ARE AWESOME "EVELYN KING" THIS LP IS SO UNTOUCHABLE. IT HAS THE BADDEST BASS LINE
signman491079 5 months ago 2
fantastic music the best of the music
wonderfull
deejay mamede aref brasil
djmineirocomequieto 6 months ago
THIS IS MY JAM :)
MsLazyone123 6 months ago
The master !
NMakavel 6 months ago
Man, that's funky.
Pirrelli8 6 months ago
Move With The Funk By FloTriXia :-)
FloTriXia 7 months ago
The Best!
chaboyle 7 months ago
WHAT LILLO THOMAS & KASHIF TOGETHER WHAT I LOVE ITTTTTTTTTTTTTT
schoettler1819 7 months ago
There should a TVOne "Unsung" episode about Kashif!
suavehinrg 7 months ago
8 people don't have soul. This jam is hot!
gavotron 8 months ago
People just don't understand......this cut is SOOOO damn funky. You almost need to get BENT to see all dis!!
58dhart 8 months ago
@58dhart STONED IN LOVE>>>0.0
muggledon1 7 months ago
anyone know that other stone love song goes "sugar momma says what we got is stone love" in the chorus?
aroundtheworlda 9 months ago
@ hork111 - the best description of a bassline...
@ ArchieGe - one of my faves thanks for the info and post
walkertroy11 10 months ago
Good music -so glad I had the pleasure to remember hearing this song played on radio and in clubs -what great musical memories
The1962Misslady 10 months ago
what happened to kashif? where is he now? whats he doing?
caughtup956 10 months ago
@caughtup956 im right here :)
tag1989 9 months ago
That bass sounds like a hog rooting in a turnip patch.
hork111 10 months ago 7
@hork111 LMAO!!!! A hog rooting in a turnip patch. Tat's funny as hell....and if you know what that sounds like,you country like me.LOL!!!
brandisman23 8 months ago
@brandisman23 From Cane River, Louisiana, about as country as it gets.
hork111 8 months ago
This debut album is one of the favorites. This is one the few albums that can be played from top to bottom. Every song is off the chain!!!
eric2181965 11 months ago
yeah remind me all the good timez !!! summer music
comment on a trop kiffer... l'epoque des TECHNICS SL 1210 MK 2
2fikthug 11 months ago
THis is a hot track!!!
sheltonlabitue 11 months ago
8 dislikes witf wrong with yall
Savagevibe 1 year ago
one of my favorite jams!!!!!
thecrutel 1 year ago
THE BASSSSS *****************
Bengijo242 1 year ago
hav`nt heard this in so many years and it still sounds great!
foxijim 1 year ago
Wow!
yshoulducare76 1 year ago
He is so talented! Timeless music, wonderful voice and great lyrics! We need more of this today!
tktech7 1 year ago
He is so talented! Timeless music, wonderful voice and great lyrics! We need more of this today!
tktech7 1 year ago
Written By Lala & Kashif
Lead Vocals - Kashif
Backing Vocals - B.J. Nelson , Brenda White , Evelyn King , Lillo Thomas, Kashif
Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes],Piano [Acoustic], Synthesizer [Obxa]- Kashif
Bass - Wayne Brathwaite
Drums - Leslie Ming
Guitar - Ira Siegel
Keyboards - Ralph Schuckett
Percussion - Bashiri Johnson
ArchieGe 1 year ago 7
@ArchieGe You sure got your facts down pat! LOL! Can't help but to respect that!
SightseerLounge 11 months ago
@SightseerLounge second that!
eyesley 8 months ago
@eyesley Yes! ArchieGe's research game is impressive!
SightseerLounge 8 months ago
One Love, Funk, Soul, Bruva' Music 4 lifeeeee!! Big Up!!
s200rey 1 year ago
High school days (DAZE) lol, the 80's where on point.
wacodude86 1 year ago
love this song - bring back the 80s
brunoblack7 1 year ago
KASHIF, whose name means “inventor, discoverer and magic maker” has spent a lifetime doing just that, inventing, discovering and making magic. He is legendary; a producer, songwriter, artist, author, director, photographer, documentarian, and a music icon.
ArchieGe 1 year ago 4
@ArchieGe my names kashif. it means "blessed"!!
tag1989 1 month ago
He has produced and/or written chart topping smash hits for Whitney Houston, Kenny G, George Benson, Barry White, Lil’ Kim, Evelyn Champagne King, Will Downing, Dionne Warwick, Janet Jackson, Johnny Kemp, Glenn Jones, Al Jarreau, Da Brat, Me’lisa Morgan and Monica just to name a few.
ArchieGe 1 year ago 3
Born Michael Jones December 26, 1956 in Harlem, New York, Kashif has never known his biological family. “According to my birth certificate, my birth mother was incarcerated when I was four months old. Thats when I went into foster care. All told I experienced eight foster homes between the time I was four months and fifteen years old. My introduction to music came in the form of a $3.00 song flute when I was in the fourth grade.”
ArchieGe 1 year ago 4
Music as it turned would be the only common denominator amidst the uncertainty of moving between the many places he would call home. By age 12 he had mastered several instruments and was playing in some of New York’s finest clubs (The Copacabana & LLoyd Price’s Turntable) and became one of the most sought after musicians on the local band scene.
ArchieGe 1 year ago 3
@ArchieGe great info...
tulsa4life 10 months ago
In 1974 at the age of 17 Kashif was recruited to join world renown funk band B.T. Express, whose credits included the mega hits “Here Comes The Express” and “Do It ‘Til You’re Satisfied”, among others. It was during this time that he changed his name to Kashif Saleem.
ArchieGe 1 year ago
Seeking a more challenging musical assignment in 1978 Kashif exited B.T. Express and landed a job as keyboardist for R&B sensation, Stephanie mills. 1979 marked a major milestone for Kashif’s budding career. Granted his first production opportunity by RCA Records to produce Evelyn “Champagne” King, he more than met the challenge by writing and producing “I’m In Love”. The song became an instant mega-hit, revitalized King’s career and branded Kashif as a cutting-edge songwriter/producer
ArchieGe 1 year ago
It was his time, and over the next ten years his creativity blossomed. The production offers poured in as he created hit after hit including “So Fine” for Howard Johnson, “Love Come Down”, “Becha She Don’t Love You” and “Back To Love” for Evelyn ‘Champagne’ King among many others.
ArchieGe 1 year ago
In 1980 Kashif signed with Arista Records as a solo artist and continued his unrelenting assault on the R&B music charts with hits like “I Just Got To Have You, Lover Turn Me On” and “Stone Love”, “Help Yourself To My Love” and the Grammy-nominated instrumental “The Mood”.
ArchieGe 1 year ago
In 1983 his second album, “Send Me Your Love”resulted in two Grammy nominations, “Edgartown Groove”, featuring Al Jarreau, and “Call Me Tonight” along with the hits “Baby Don’t Break Your Baby’s Heart” and “Are You The Woman”.
ArchieGe 1 year ago
In 1980 Kashif signed with Arista Records as a solo artist and continued his unrelenting assault on the R&B music charts with hits like “I Just Got To Have You, Lover Turn Me On” and “Stone Love”, “Help Yourself To My Love” and the Grammy-nominated instrumental “The Mood”.
In 1983 his second album, “Send Me Your Love”resulted in two Grammy nominations, “Edgartown Groove”, featuring Al Jarreau, and “Call Me Tonight” along with the hits “Baby Don’t Break Your Baby’s Heart” and “Are You The Woman”.
ArchieGe 1 year ago
His 1985 release “Condition of the Heart” also yielded another Grammy nomination with “The Movie Song”. He wrote and produced “Inside Love” for his musical idol, George Benson.
It was during this time that he met and launched the career of then unknown Kenny G. with the electrifying “Hi How Ya Doin” and “Nighttime In Tribeca”
ArchieGe 1 year ago
In 1985 at the suggestion of music industry icon, Clive Davis, Kashif teamed up with then- newcomer Whitney Houston. The result was the smash hit “You Give Good Love” which instantly sent her career into the stratosphere. Kashif also produced and was her duet partner on “Thinking About You”, a single track from Whitney’s astounding 17-million selling debut-album.
ArchieGe 1 year ago
In 1987 he produced “Love Changes”, a chart topper on which Me’lisa Morgan was his duet partner, that was taken from his best selling album of the same name. Also contained on that album was another duet that yielded yet another international hit, the song, “Reservations For Two”. The artist? The legendary Dionne Warwick.
Between 1987 and 1989 Kashif continued to churn out the hits for Jermaine Jackson, The Stylistics, Melba Moore, George Benson, Stacy Lattisaw and others.
ArchieGe 1 year ago
From 1990 until 1993 Kashif took a well deserved break from recording and spent much of his time in Maui, Hawaii, a favorite vacation spot. “ I was exhausted,” says the ultra creative Kashif. “I had spent so many years in the studio cranking out song after song and touring that it was time to take a break so I could rest and enjoy life a bit.” After a year of relaxation Kashif’s creativity started to demand his attention again. He thought that it was time to go back to work.
ArchieGe 1 year ago
The prospect of leaving Maui and returning to New York’s famously cold winters was not appealing to Kashif. Always a lover of large bodies of water, in September of 1991 he moved to Pacific Palisades, California, a seaside suburb of Los Angeles but continued his well deserved sabbatical until 1994. “I spent much of my early years in California contemplating what I wanted to do next” says Kashif.
ArchieGe 1 year ago
In 1996, with an invitation from the famed UCLA Extension program, Kashif created the critically acclaimed “Contemporary Record Production With Kashif”, one of the most successful courses in UCLA Extension history. He also wrote and self-published the highly acclaimed book “Everything You’d Better Know About The Record Industry.” Considered by many to be the music industry bible. It has sold more than 375,000 units to date!
ArchieGe 1 year ago
Year 2000 was another banner year for Kashif as he produced the theme song for the Para- Olympics, wrote and produced “Brooklyn Breezes” for R&B great Will Downing. He also had the distinct pleasure of co-producing along with George Duke the Duke Ellington Tribute CD for The Duke Ellington Foundation. His contributions included songs featuring Nancy Wilson, Kenny Lattimore, Snookie Young and other original members from Ellington’s band.
ArchieGe 1 year ago
In September of 2003, Kashif released “Music From My Mind,” a double CD with 15 new songs plus the entire first Kashif LP on Brooklyn Boy Records.
On November 14th, 2004, Kashif was inducted into the R&B Hall of Fame as a “Living Legend”. That year Janet Jackson’s hit “R&B Junkie” utilized a sample of “I’m In Love” written and produced by Kashif.
ArchieGe 1 year ago
Growing up in the foster care system has inspired Kashif to lend his time and energy to help find ways to improve the lives of the more than 518,000 young people who are in foster care every day in America. In 2006 he founded Team iCare foundation. He spends much of his time working with child-care agencies around the country helping to improve the system, revamping the message and image of foster care and mentoring young people.
ArchieGe 1 year ago
Kashif University Founded in 2006 by Kashif is an arts and academic after-school program located in Inglewood California for youth in foster care and at risk youth. Students between age 8 and 18 learn music, dance, recording, singing, song writing, piano, drums as well as reading, writing, math, science and more.
ArchieGe 1 year ago
The goal is to teach children via alternative methods (the arts) how to express themselves and therefore unleash their inner creativity. It is also the goal of Kashif University to assist America’s most vulnerable youth in becoming part of the top ten percentile in American academics.
ArchieGe 1 year ago
Kashif University services up to 500 youth per day. Supporting partners include, Casey Family Programs (UPS), Department of Children & Family Services (DCFS), Children’s Trust Fund, the Teague Foundation and many others
ArchieGe 1 year ago
On August 4, 2010 Kashif was honored by the County Of Los Angeles for his ongoing work with youth in foster care. Over the past three years he has received over fifteen awards from various agencies included the United States Senate, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaragosa, Supervisior Michael Antonovitch, California Sate Legislator, Majority Speaker Karen Bass and many others.
ArchieGe 1 year ago
Undoubtedly, with KASHIF’s career spanning over four decades, with over 70 million records sold worldwide and with the most recommended book on the music business, Kashif continues to be one of the music industry’s most sought after songwriter, producer, and artist. His influence is not only felt and heard in his music, his innovations will benefit the music industry as a whole and will be felt for many generations to come!
ArchieGe 1 year ago
Wait... 1983 **rubs eyes** WHAT?!
I thought this shit was at least 1989 since forever... Kashif was miles ahead of his time.
j5356972 1 year ago
@j5356972
hence his name Kashif which means discoverer/revealer :D
ArchieGe 1 year ago
Still in love with this song!!!
Terri2799 1 year ago
Thanking you for posting this. For years I thought the group Slave sang this. Now I know! ;-)
KaraMurphee 1 year ago
@KaraMurphee
Glad you enjoyed it and found out the artist :D
ArchieGe 1 year ago
this guy is a funky genius, as real as it gets.
hollowmenrule 1 year ago
Lillo Thomas' new CD is "Come and Get It". Let's support our NY artist.
fnkdrmmr 1 year ago
My friends name is Kashif.
ConCircus 1 year ago
Kashif was a great artist/songwriter/producer one of his biggest songs as a songwriter/producer was "Love Come Down" by Evelyn King. Where are you now Kashif ?
69pmars 1 year ago
The Man!!!! he made some awesome songs
ssbbw00 1 year ago
il mio primo LP che bei ricordi.... ogni tanto lo giro... bellissimo
massiminop 1 year ago
my heart was there!
MsWidowMakers 1 year ago
@majestyy2k its called Love Changes
workitjtworkit 1 year ago
i of my fav artist
tone842009 1 year ago
Kashif is currently sponsoring a camp for foster kids. From July 12-23, Kashif teams with the Dept. of Children & Family Services to make a difference in lives of hundreds of children in foster care with a groundbreaking music and recording camp. Located at 9550 Crenshaw Blvd. in Inglewood, CA., Kashif University offers classes in music, recording, producing, drums, piano, guitar, singin and more. All of the instructors at Kashif University are working professionals.
uzipolo 1 year ago
This dude put out some great tunes. I liked a lot of B.T. Express stuff.
Anyway, this track has a great bass line, that will make you want to move.
rhymeister 1 year ago
I used 2 mix this with The Whispers "Keep on loving me".
Irockgswift 1 year ago
Excellent electric bass lines in this song that carry it from start to finish.
Keyease 1 year ago
He honed his chops as a member of BT Express
hork111 1 year ago
I'm pissed! Today's music is such CRAP!!! Sorry kids- It's true!!
makeba71271 1 year ago
Another one of my Kashif favorites....I'm stoned in love with yoooooou :)
techgal83 1 year ago
Something in this reminds me of Freddie Jackscon.
mrsbronze 1 year ago
@mrsbronze True dat! I used 2 love hearing this on the radio back n my junior year of High School. I used 2 think it was Evelyn Champaign King in there somewhere.
therealraybaby 1 year ago
@mrsbronze Their all connected some kinda way,Freddie sung back up for Melba Moore while paul laurence and Kashif have a hand in Melba and Freddie's music,same production company.
dcflava74 1 year ago
great album back in those days.
Ashley Holland
frontosa15 1 year ago
I could listen to this kind a' music all day long - I m stone in love with this beat! ,-)
Zoetezoen 1 year ago
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hewjrtaken 1 year ago
Oh man this is sooooo way back in the day. Think I started high school when this came out, lol. I won't make any comparisons between R&B back then and now but Kashif really knew how to kick out the jams.
hewjrtaken 1 year ago
I love his voice
guiselagugu1 2 years ago 3
Aren't we lost in MUSIC?
KALABULE3000 2 years ago
An underrated artist and producer during that time.
Irockgswift 2 years ago
my name is kashif! I searched my name, and this is what came up! LMFAO
carz4lyf 2 years ago
lol
BucMack 2 years ago
can i get an autograph??? :D
nabeelballer 2 years ago
Kashif is another one of those artists who is still a favorite. The number of hits this song gets is testament to that. He is another one who needs to shake of the rust, put together a live show and do a tour. He needs to show the current generation that is lost on beats and non sensical rambling what real music is.
hmorganman 2 years ago
Deeszzz young so-called artist of today sampling, dubbing all the great artists from the late 70's and 80's don't have a clue as to what good music in like. Being the studio, blood sweat and tears went into many of these grat jamz...
Carram40 2 years ago 3
Bassline is kickin!
deezomaxima 2 years ago 3
XXXXXXXXcelent baseline
Carram40 2 years ago
le plus beau titre de kashif a mon gout
kleer1980 2 years ago
my favorite kashif song and this is why he is one of my favorite producers/songwriters in the 80's next to rod temperton, reggie lucus, marcus, and james mutume just like archie said he revlotionized the keyboard to make it sound more like real music rather than do what everybody else was doing like make noise/samples and using beats thats already programed in the keyboard then putting something on top of it(hall and oats did this) says uzipolo-king of decatur
uzipolo 2 years ago
Station in Worms, Germany (US Army) back in '83, one of the first albums I bought was this one...timeless music...one helluva producer!
Treadwell61 2 years ago 2
Ahh man..washing my dads car to this jam...him letting me use it that nite...Just me and Kashif...
178MPH 2 years ago
the early 80's....great time . Loved this jam and always was into Kashif.
responare 2 years ago
I remember this from high school. What a jam!
shayndudley 2 years ago 2
i have been looking for this song for ever wow i even have a video on my page asking whats it called wow i thought i was never gonna find it
aba2185 2 years ago
He has a Greatest Hits cd that came out in the late 90's with this song on it as well as the hit "Changes" which was redone by Jamie Foxx & Mary J Blige on his 1st cd
majestyy2k 2 years ago 2
@majestyy2k
in 2004 Kashif released a Double CD
"Music from my mind' which included new material
and his whole debut album "Kashif" 1983 as well
ArchieGe 2 years ago
@majestyy2k "Love Changes" was a remake by Kashif that was originally done by the band Mother's Finest.
sunraypower 1 year ago
@majestyy2k U mean "Love Changes" with Melba Moore in 1987.
Irockgswift 1 year ago
@majestyy2k Love Changes is the title
workitjtworkit 1 year ago
WBLS in NYC, 1983 - Going to Jones Beach to chill in the evening.
anthemss 2 years ago
What a great oldskool jam!
danaliusa 2 years ago
old school back in the day.
manweller1 2 years ago 2
This is a quality joint. Kashif, Melba, Lilo,Paul,Freddie & Evelyn were smoking hot in the good ole 80s...
magnnum01 2 years ago
Kashif now lives in marina del rey, california (beach front suburb community in los angeles) and has written a book on studio/music production. and still works in the music industry in some aspect
jbeez87 2 years ago
this is my jam, he had good music and good beats, i need to go to any used record store to purchase the record or cassette tape...this is memories, my mom used to wore out the 8-track in her black "1970's or 80's" rivera" WOW!!! 8-track in a car...im gettin old : (
s1ns4n3 2 years ago
Whatever happened to Kashif?
sopranojoe11 2 years ago
I love this beautiful song !, that is way back when i was 13.
Nicole82170 2 years ago
Ever cried tears of joy? This does it.
MOREHOUSE80 2 years ago 2
Why do we have AKON producing music for '80s stars such as Michael Jackson, Lionel Richie, and Whitney Houston? HE SUCKS, and Kashif is the real deal!
pannoni1 2 years ago 23
You are absolutely right
DirtyRed225 2 years ago 3
Pannoni you hit the nail on the head. For example, Madonna and Celine Dion use mainsteam producers (William Orbit, et. al) and still sell millions of tunes. I think it is a serious mistake for a veteran artist to use hip-hop producers/ collaborators in an attempt to be hip. Okay, Santana did it for Supernatural, but he is unique, occupying a niche all his own. Plus he had Clive Davis at his back.
hork111 2 years ago
Nothing like old school music.
DirtyRed225 2 years ago 3
Subliminal beauty - real music, Kashif in full effect! I love the production he did on 'Underlove' by Melba Moore too, among others.
2steppa 2 years ago
mr archirg i think i love you thanks so much u r the bomb lol
ssbbw00 2 years ago
Great Song!!.
BackToLife36 2 years ago
Another Great hit By KASHIF he is my boy i lvoe listening to kashif i wish the kids at my school and my group of friends i run with would enjoy the good old skool grooves liek i do and we could have a flashback party and all hit the disoc ahahhaahha
dakotaniggy 2 years ago
If it hadn't been for Kashif, we might not have heard from Kenny G when we did!!!!
mariod32000 2 years ago
Wanna know what a classic is? It's a song that has you wanting to hear it again and again and again. This came out in the era between funk and new jack swing. The synthesizer work was outstanding and Kashif was on the cutting edge of it with his sound.
hilltopboots 2 years ago 8
u right remember lilo thomas,vesta,cherelle,alexander o'neal all had similar styles
Irockgswift 2 years ago
@hilltopboots and we still like to hear it and that is like jaheim puts it Classic & Timeless :D
ArchieGe 1 year ago
uzipolo, thank you for the info. I will look for the book. And I forgot about Narada Micheal Walden!!! Awesome!!
Hey thanks alot.
Mzthang61 2 years ago
Funky funky track!!!
jwh1999 2 years ago
GODDAMN! GODDAMN! GODDAMN! GODFUCKINGDAMN! This fatherfucking song is hot!
wildmanchris200 2 years ago
Thank you for the information Archie! I will def look that one up.
Mzthang61 2 years ago
OMG, I was in love with this man back in the day! His voice, looks...
Does anyone know what ever happened to him??
Mzthang61 2 years ago
i actually have the 2004 albulm but you need to get the book he has about the music industry it is really good you will not want to put it down he was part of the MIGHTY M productions he was one of my favorite producers in the 80's other than james mtum rod temperton eand narada micheal walden...says uzipolo king of decatur
uzipolo 2 years ago
@Mzthang61 im right here baby ;)
tag1989 1 year ago
Great song. The 80's were great times.
Aldenif 2 years ago 3
Classic. I love everything about this song, from the instrumentation, to the melody, to the lyrics. One of the first old school tracks I discovered as a kid, and it hardly gets any better than this. Thanks Archie!
27thAve 2 years ago
This was one of the first songs I heard on KTU when I arrived in New York City from Washington State in '83--It sent CHILLS down my spine--and made me practically howl at the moon--young, alone in the city, my future reflected in every young girl's eyes.....GOD, what a SONG!
just made you wanna dance in the street!(Ok, sometimes I DID...)
everready59 2 years ago
OMG LIFE WAS SOOOO WONDERFUL
brittboo5 2 years ago 3
all that ////////////////////////////////////
jswing295 3 years ago
so soulful and funky -- .check out the scat-like break...ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-ni...
Kennykanz 3 years ago 3
Great song from Kashif.And Lover Come Turn me on.
TonyLegeo 3 years ago 3
CLOUDS stands for Cool Lovable Outrageous Unique Disco Sounds...back in the day!!!
muteletwa 3 years ago
Any one from Lusaka ,Zambia in the early 80s at CLOUDS disco and the day days of SoulTrain... fantastic times indeed!!
muteletwa 3 years ago
I remember when my dad brought this album home from the record store and the smell of the new vinyl album. Memories, memories. 1983 was a great year for R&B and pop music. What times we had!!
clgil77 3 years ago
kashif is very great..by Antonio from Italy
bye
astrolabio67 3 years ago
one of my favorite producrs of the 80's (next to rod temperton, quincy jones,mtume) this man turned the game around for the soul heads (untilluther vandross came on the scene, then.look out luther hit the grown running) only diference luther kept doing remakes(which got played out by 1989 and people got tired of hearing him sing 'em.)kashif always had originalmaterial.though he sunf some remakes too, though he was better
uzipolo 3 years ago
Even at 41 years of age, this still makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand on end. Still a choon.
ezekielthemack 3 years ago 3
thanks for posting!
jroybal15 3 years ago